HR 1268 · 114th Congress · Energy

Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Introduced 2015-03-04· Sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.(2016-03-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Energy Efficient Government Technology Act This bill amends the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require: (1) each federal agency to coordinate with the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy-saving information technologies; (2) DOE to maintain a data center energy practitioner program that leads to the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in federal data centers; and (3) DOE to establish an open data initiative to make information about federal data center energy usage available and accessible in a manner that encourages data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1268, Energy Efficient Government Technology Act

Mar 11, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 25, 2016

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Cosponsors (5)

3 Democrats2 Republicans